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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-07-23

WIG a'cIdPo euSaI-tcae plii Pio-
sented in legislature by some dem
agogue "workingman's friend" Of
the democratic" or "republican"
persuasion, and for ridiculing and
opposing which, the WoRKMEN's
ADVOCATE has been denounced as
opposed to progress -to ''frst steps"
And yet we find Labor Party in
Ohio inserting in its platform such
planks as the following;
"That all mortgages on real estate be
taxed, and corresponding exemption OF
the nortgagor."
"That speculation in the necessities Of
life, "cornering' the market and dealing
in 'margins' and futures are ruinOus to
legitimate business, highly demOralizing,
and we denounCo the courts Of Ohio for
failing to enforce the laws declaring such
acts criminal offences"
The first one was no doubt lntcn-
ded rs a relief to the embryo land
lord, and is worthy Of place on
Connccticut's statutes. But we can
assure our blithe Ohio friends that a
Connecticut Yankee mortgage
would make due allowance for the
mortgage tax before taking the mort
gage home. The plank against
"cornering the market" etc. what
does it amount to? What is the
remedy for suffering caused 10y the
disposition of men to do what they
please with that which rlghtfully
belongs to the people, but which our
present code permits them to "own?'
Is it sufficient to make u law pro-
hibitlng man from holding his o,cm,
especially when in the case of corner
ing he holds it for the very Iaudabe
purpose, from capitalist standpoint,
of increasing his "pile"
And yet we are scoldcd because
we have no faith in such measures,
and honestly express our opinion
and we are accused of intolerance o.
and of opposing "frst steps"
Nevertheless, we consider it our
solemn duty to warn against "ilrst
steps" in the wrong direction. Sue
coeding steps take the deluded tray
clcrs further from the right road.
Any "steps' that are taken to
bolster up the present system We
consider steps in the wrong direction.
But we do not confinc our remarks
to fault-iinding; we have much lest
confidence in our antagonlsm thar
in the working Of the system we op
pose, and we also present construc
tive idoas-tirst steps in the right
dircction-while we dcplorc the us'
of mere pallativcs. Thus we recon
mend for the consideration of Labo
Party conventions such radica
planks as the following, with TIN
assurance That capitalists and stupi(
wage-slavcs will oppose them will
all the venom born Of narrow self
interest and ignorance;
THAT the land, the Instruments o
production (machines, factories, etc.
and capital, the product of labor, becom
the common property of the Who'll
people.
This would etrcctually stop "corn
cring the market" The adoption
of such a solid plank we should re
gard rs a step in the right direction
And then, to guard the peopl
against their elected masters" tn
following little "stcp" suggests itself
"The members of all legislative bodie
to be responsible to and subject to reca
by the constituency.
But, it may objected, you will nec'
to capture the State-the law MAXIM
power. in order to carry out thes
provisions. True; and so it is wit
the meaningless phrases in othe
, "labor" platforms. But it don't re
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Aoer considerable dispute, II was voted to

After considerable dispute, II was voted to
move thu patrol barn to the lots next to the
engine house. II was also voted TO remove
the police headquarters TO the city hall.
Aid. Prichard, of the license committee,
reported, submitting the liquor bond of Jas
McQuade, with W, W, Taylor and Matthew
White as suretics, and the bond Of Henry
Metzcer, with George BONNER and a. White
as sureties, and recommended that said
bonds he approved They were 80 approved
On motion Of Aid Prichard, 1t was voted
to lay some draining tile on Christie street
On motion Of Aid. Hull, the cannon be.
longing to the city were given over TO the
charge of Seth C. Earl Post G, A. r., of this
place TO be returned when wanted.
Aid. Hull moved that the fines of William
Stormont for violating city ordinances be re
mitted. After some lively debate by AID
MacKinlay and Messrs. Sorment aud Stead
the motion was declared out Of order.
Mayor Allen stated that Mrs. William
lIickling had offered to present to the city n
four.dial clock and fifteen hundred pound
hell provided that the city would place the
same in suitable tower on top Of the court
house. The proposition was accepted, and
n committee of three was appointed to con
fer with Mrs. IIicking and with the Board
of Supervisors. The committee consisted OF
Aids. MacKinlay, Prichard and Hull.
The street and bridge committee were in
structed to examine the condition of the
Prairie Grocery road, and report at the next
meeting upon the advisability Of graveling
the same.
Mr.. n. c. Perkins presented the lease OF
the premises now occupied 10y the city build
ings, and the lease was accepted, and the
mayor and clerk instructed to sign it. The
lease was for the term Of three years, with
the privilege of five years, from Sept. lst'
1887, Mt an annual rental Of 81 ,0GO, payable
in monthly installments; the city also to pay
the taxes on lots and ., block 81 and hav
ing the option to purchase all the property
so leased at any time during the term OF SAID
lease for the sum of $4,000.
On motion Of AID. Hull, the finance com
mi,tee was instructed to borrow enough
money to pay the regular monthly bills, and
to issue tax warrant for the amount
On motion Of AID, Maher, the board then
adjourned.
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From MarSeilleS.

MARsEsLLEs, Sept. S,--Rev James M,
Hoyt, of Belle Plane, Iowa. will preach in
the Universalist church, in this place, Sept.
18th and 18th. Rev. l.. NJ. Brigham
preached there last Sabbath.
Geo. Swader, workman in the Adams
wood shop, lost two fingers, or parts OF
them, on the shaper today. Drs. Egbert
and Montgomery dressed the wounds.
The starting of an oatmeal mill here by
a company of North side farmers Is a fact.
Six thousand dollars worth of machinery
will go into the old Ricard building, and
the mill, under an experienced maker OF
oatmeal, will make quite an addition to
the industries of our town.
Harrison Knickerbocker, who has served
the r. |. II. X. Co. in some capacity since
1852, most of the time as engineer, In
hailed some of the steam from broken
fixture in the cab, while on his trip last
Saturday morning and is now laid up with
Inflammation of the lungs. His case Is
said to be quite critical.
School has begun, it is very evident.
The "drunksn are getting so bad that the
Ne,cs has complained of them. Let's see
didn't the editor of the Meas say that yor
must license the thing to control it? Goir
| NelcS, and control II.
Mr.. c. NJ Benson is building new
house on the bluff.
| Mr. William f. Hawks, of Bennington
VT, arrived in town yesterday to attend the
wedding of his son, Samuel b. Hawks, anC
Miss Carrie Chapple. The event tool
place at 10 o'clock IA. M, today, 1T the resi-
dence of Mr. j. n. Chapple, long aud fay
orably known here in connection with thu
bank at this place, Miss Carrie has large
circle of friends here who will wish he
and her husband long and prosperou
life. The happy couple will spend TIT
honey moon In the East, and ere long vii
return to Marseilles, where they will resid,
In the house recently occupied by Rev. j
Suaub, which Mr.. Hawks has recent.
fitted up,
Mr.. VIM, +. Hawksleft for Soda Springs
Idaho, to visit another son who Is In pus'
ness there.
Miss Clara Parr and Miss Jessie Bruc
attended the wedding of one of their schoo
friends in Evanston, Ill.
Mrs. Lima Harry is visiting friends In IN
East. She is o neice of Mrs. o. l.. Fuller
Mrs. j. W. Preston is visiting at LaPortt
Ind
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DAY.-Rev. W. +. Day returned Monday
evening from his vacation trip, and will oc
cupy his pulpit at the Congregational Church
tomorrow.
GEpYEY.-Miss Grace Gedney returned
last Monday from two weeks visit to Men
dota
DAY.-will Day left last Monday for Am
herst.
GLovER.-Mr. Frank Glover, of Trenton,
Mo, is visiting friends in Ottawa.
MoRsE.-Miss Nina Morse, of Evanston
has been in Ottawa this week visiting friends
TowNE.-Mr. John Towne and family have
left Ottawa to take up their abode in Laitiin
Ohio, where Mr.. T. has accepted position
in glass factory.
TAL.--Miss Winnie Talbot has returned
from visit to Boston.
VErrE-Mr, Charles W. Vette, of Chicago
was in this city a few days this week.
HoME.-Mrs. john Scheying has returne1
from a visit to New York.
PETTIr-Dr. J. W. Petit, Of Sheridan
and his little son we're in town this week.
HoME.-Mss Ollie Cunningham has re
turned from visit to Chicago.
Cusm.--Dr. Thomas Cushing, of Albion
n. Y, is here on visit to his brother, NJ
A. Cushing.
SWEET D. Sweetser has returned tC
Ottawa ''for keeps" as the boy played mar
bles, and looking and evidently feeling bet
ter than for years. lie has spent the sum
mer where the boy sad he was born, l. e.
all around Maine and up and down along The
coast Mrs. s. will arrive home probably
next Meek.
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The Streator Free Press says the tariff
ought to be revised; but the theory of pro.
lection must be retained because the lab
orer gets the benefit. The articles of "By.
stander" have pretty well exploded that
theory; but we might quote in addition the
following from one of Daniel Manning's
reports: IAN otiicia! analysis of the last
census discloses that OF the II 392 ,O99 per
sons in the United States then engaged il
galnful work NOW 20,000,00On, about 50 pei
cent cannot be subjected TO foreign compe
tition, and about per cent are all who car
be, or, rather, whose employers cam
Where, then is the necessity of protect
ing" them? However, as "Bystander" has
shown, the real protector" Of the laborel
is the radical free trader, since under free
trade tariff wages We're at the highes
point ever seen in America.
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Tres. Some of the greatest sewerpipe and

ures. Some OF the greatest sewerpipe and
fire brick plants In America are In Colum-
biana county, Ohio. East Liverpool alone
has over thirty potterles, and 1t would
hardly be possible 10 find another town oil
It's size In America in which any where
near an equal amount Of money Is Invested
In manufactures, II Is about the size OF
Ottawa, but Its invested manufacturing
capital is several times that of this city.
The beginning Of the potting business In
East Liverpool was made in 1889 by James
Bennett who made what Is known now as
yellow ware In spite of his selfish eX
cluslyeness and dscouragements,o Others also
started potterles, and still others, until the
came when the town controlled the western
market, and its fortune as potting center
was made. The clay used In the manu-
facture of yellow ware is found in large
quantities in the hills in this locality, and
is blue fire clay capable of enduring great
heat, ard when fired changes from the
original blue, under transparent glaze, &c
the usual color of the common yellow
ware After a number of failures success
was at last achieved, AMI the manufacture
of this common grade Of ware was
one of the important industries. In addi
ton to the yellow ware, brown colored
ware was made, called Rockingham, which
has the same body as the yellow ware, but
the glaze is stained.
BY 1870 there were several potteries ir
existence at East Liverpool and it was
after Trenton, n j =, the leading city fol-
the manufacture Of crockery in America
and still is, and the only thing needful to
make II so in fact seemed to be the manu-
facture of white granite, or stone china
One firm, approaching this fact, went into
the manufacture of stone china, and Sep. D
1872, their first ware was turned out Theil
attempts were followed by others. While
the business in plain goods is carried on a
this place 70 marvellous extent, and trade
in decorated goods is growing apace
Nearly all of the white ware potterie:
have their own decorating shops. There
are also decorating establishments man
aged by men who have no connectio;
whatever with manufacturing potteries
The hundreds of workmen in the town art
all connected with the potteries. 1t is no
\
Trenton will ever be usurped by othel
towns; but the above is picture of the
growth of a clay manufacturing town, sucl
as Ottawa may be II she will, and still no
manufacture single line of goods now
made at either of the two cities named
The clay industries are but in their infancy
the world over; and the first TO enter the
field will gather the finest fruit.
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The Chicago Interstate Exposition.


The great inland city of America now
comes to the front with its Fifteenth Consec
utive Annual Interstate Exhibition Of the
products of science, industry aud art, open
ing Wednesday, September 9TH, and closing
Saturday, October -.
The mammoth building is now crowded
with exhibits from almost every part of the
civilized world, illustrating every depart
ncut Of human activity, with its latest and
hes, products. 1t is impossible TO do this
great collection justice by noticing it in de-
tail. In some important respects 1t has
never been equaled at any temporary eXhi-
btion, and in scarcely any respect has 1t
ever been excelled All railway and trans
portation lines give reduced rates to visitors,
and there is every indication that the usual
attendance Of about 100000 will be well
nigh doubled. it certainly will be, if the
intelligent, enterprising, well.to.do people
Of the Northwest properly appreciate the
opportunity i, otIords.
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Council Meeting.

The Ottawa City Council met IN regular
session Tuesday evening, Sept. 8. Present,
Aldermen Prichard, Corcoran, Mackinlay,
We'll, Maher, Hull, Titus Dinneen, Burke,
Hayne, and Mayor Allen. The minutes
were read and approved.
AID. We'll, of the finance committee, sub
mitted the regular monthly reports of the
clerk, the treasurer and the marshal, for
August These reports were read and ap-
proved.
AID. Titus, of the street and alley com
mlttee, reported in reference to the grading
of Guthrie street, that the work as planned
would require no cubic yards of gravel, and
the cost of hauling and spreading the same
would be about $43S so. There would need
to be some other grading done, TO cost $50
All the gravel would be donated, as would
also $50, with teams work. making to-
tai to the city of $323.90. The work was
ordered done.
Aid Titus presented plat Of "Al!en's
Addition" to Ottawa, but before any action
was taken upon it few slight errors were
discovered in it, and Mr.. Titus withdrew the
matter from the attention of the board for
the present.
Aid. Corcsran, of the committee on side
walks, reported upon the proposed sidewalk
ordinance, recommending its adoption. At
ter some dispute the ordinance was adopted.
This ordinance provides that all sidewalks
hereafter built within the city limits shall
be built Of paving tile, eight inches square
and two inches thick. The foundation for
all walks must be dug out to the depth OF
eight inches, leveled off, and then filled in
with sand. upon which the tile designat ed
shall be laid. A curbing of tile two inches
wide, eight inches thick and sixteen inches
long, is intended to conhne the walk TO its
place. When the city authorities deem il
necessary to the public interest to cause ,
walk to be built, the owner thereof will b'
notified by the city marshal. If he refuses
to build, or neglccts to do so within reason
able time, the council will pass an ordinances
iustructing the proper functionary to bull,
the walk with the city's material. The part,
will then be notified Of the cost, and in tn
event of his refusing to pay, the cost of tn
structure will be assessed against him in tn
tax levy. If he refuses to pay the extr
tax, his property will be sold for the amour
due.
Aid. Hull, Of the fire committee, reporte
on the bill Of j. II. Dickens, for attendin
the south side cistern, recommending this
the bill of ten dollars be paid. Report a,
copied.
Aid. Dinneen, of the sewerage committe
reported unfavorahly upon the petition
G. H. Rugg for repairs on sewer near h
premises. Report adopted.
Aid. MscKinlay reported that the own,
of the lot where the patrol barn is now loo
ted had raised the rent on the same from
to Sc per month, and be moved that Il
barn be moved.
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Convention Of the G. 7. A. Association OF
lllluOIs.

UO0tenttOu W Wv ~ - -
Illinois.
The convention was called to order at
o'clock Wednesday morning by the presiden
Of the association, Rev. j. A. Tanning. III
welcomed the convention, and then appointed
"a n Committee on Credentials, Rev. j
Burke of Joliet, Rev, NJ. j. Devine o.
Peoria, and Frank Quinn of Ohio Point
These gentlemen, after viewing the creden
tails Of the members, reported the follow
inr delegates as entitled to seats in the con
yention, as representing the various socie
ties
Knights of Father Matthew, of Peoria
NJ. ]. Quinn, 7. J. Award, and Geo, Spurk
Father Matthew Society of Ohio Point
John Gugerty, Frank Quinn, and "iili""'
Payne.
Father Matthew Society of ChebGnse--
Michael ID. Devine. -
Father Matthew Society of Ottawa-T' F.
Quinn, John Sinnott. and Edward Fox.
Holy Family Society Of Chicago-"i!liai'
Quinlen.
St. Joseph Society of Braidwood- ldchar1
Mulroney.
Father Matthew Society of Sircator-
Fred Laiierty.
Father Matthew Society of Joliet-Pa'rick
Burke and Peter Collins
After the list of delegates had been read,
the president appointed three committees, as
follows:
Committee on ResoiuiioHS-P. Burke, OF
Joliet; William Quinlen, OF Chicago, anu
Thomas F. Quinn, of Ottawa,
Committee on Constitution and By-Ld"S-
George Spurk, of Peoria, and Fred Laiier'y'
of Streator.
duditing Committee - John Gugerty, OF
Ohio Station John Sinnott, OF Ottawa, ana
NJ. J. Quinn, Of Peoria.
The convention then took a recess until
afternoon.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
The afternoon meeting was called to order
at 2:l5, and Delegate Burke, Of Joliet, in.
troduced a resolution providing for general
conference of all the nothern and western
Catholic societies, to consider the desirabil-
ity of breaking away from the National I'M
ion, and creating Western Union. The res
olution was passed.
Father BessOrnies, the French temper.
ance advocate, then delivered an Interesting
discourse on the progress of the work, His
speech was enthusiastically received, and "A
vote of thanks was rendered him by the con.
vention.
Resolutions we're then passed, expressive
of the opposition of the convention to the
liquor traffic, and q resolution of sympathy
for Ireland.
The election Of officers was the last thing
on the programme. The officers elected for
the coming year we're as follows;
Spiritual Director, The ri. Rev. Bishop
Spaulding of Peoria.
President, Rev. j. A. Tanning Of Union
Station.
Vice President, Patrick Burke of Joliet.
Secretary and Treasurer, james Ford, OF
Wallace.
The convention then adjourned to meet in
Sheffield, on the first Wednesday in Septem-
Der, 1888.
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County Gossip,
next week

Streator Is In whirl Of excitement over
the refusal of other local physicians TO-
hold consultation with Drs. ilawley and
Schultz in the case of Lee Merritt, who
died suddenly of pneumonia. Just what
reason is assigned for ostracising the Doc
tors mentioned 10y the learned heavyweights
who prefer to let man die rather than
lower their dignity, does not appear IL Is
just barely possible that the ethics OF their
" schools " forbid such compromise; but
in all probability the secret of the scandal
lies in the theory offered by the Free Press,
to this effect "a couple of years ago,
the physicians attempted to raise the price
per visit fifty per cent An organization
was formed consisting of eight hundred
families which procured the services OF
two we'll qualified physicians, agreeing to
pay for their services fifty cents a month
each, with special fees for obstetrical and
other cases. From that time Streator doct
ors have boycoIted the cooperative doctors,
and frequently hard feelings have been
engendered." Mr.. Merritt was one of those
who bought his medical treatment ashe may
have bought life insurance, on the co oper-
alive plan, and in the time of his extremely
fell victim to a pneumonia, coupled with
boycott! Well, Streator is o great town,
anyway. She never gets left-not even
misses the boycott of dying man-no
matter how frigid the temperature.
If there is any one branch of business in
which the average country editor is really
an expert 1t is railroad building-on paper
II half the railroads he has bullion paper
were actually carrying locomotives, there
would not be room enough Illinois &c
lay out ten-acre turnip patch without
railroad eating off corner. So now, not
content with watching the actual construc
ton of the H. Val Il Northern from Wal
nut to Streator, the combined press of this
: region have already run the lines Tor
; branch of the same road from La Sale tt
Ottawa, and, may be, to Seneca or Valpar-
also
There is nothing easier than paper rail
road business Yet there is reason fol
expecting that such road may be built
The survey has been made, and the III
Val. Il n. could thereby offer La Sale
: Peru and Utica rival line to Chicago ant
: also Chicago outlet for the Deer Part
l. and Vermillion river territory, Gfa Ottawa
!, all of which now reach the metropolis b.
but one line or by a round about route.
. OF what use would the read be to Otta
n wag Itwould bring in Deer Park trad
d now the patrons OF other towns; but create
e than all, it would give Ottawa easy acces
to the Vermillion river clay. With Yer
= million river clays in addition to those II
o the Immediate vicinity of Ottawa 1t woul'
IS be possible for Ottawa to strive for the In
n dustries which have made Columbian
county, Ohio, and particularly East Liver
Il poel, hive of industrious clay manufact
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complete is an illustration showing d. A..
Cook in the act Of climbing the tree, with
Mr., Nicholson standing by, hercely waving
the gate.pin, and the hostile elk in the dis-
lance, supposed to be lost in wonder at the
extraordinary proceedings.
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From Galloway.

GALLOWAY, Sept. &, 1Ss7.-Weather very
warm and dry.
Cutting corn is the order OF the day as
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some of the farmers will have TO depend
on 1t for feed, the hay harvest being so
short
Miss Kate Vogel Is teaching the Brown
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Angel Of Ford county
were In this neighborhood visiting relatives
last week.
Misses Lininger and Sneider OF Peru
were the guests of Hon. G. l., Hoffman,
and daughter Mrs, ElliotD Tor the past
two weeks.
Mr. +. J, Patterson Is circulating petl.
ton for station near here, on the new
railroad.
Robbie Munsell of Chicago, who has
been spending his vacation with his uncle
G. l.. Hoffman, returned home lhas week,
Miss Hattie Clark of StreatOr, has been
spending Il few days visiting Mabel Fetzer,
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Two physicians of Morris, H., tod L
W. Iluell that he was beyond the help OF
medicine or medical skill from seated lung
disease contracted in 4 cold rain. Was in.
duced to try DR.. Bigelow's Cough Cure
two bottles Of which completed cure
over year has elapsed and he is In excel
lent health, doing hard work on his farm
Dr. Bigelow's Positive Cure Is the only
known consumption cure. Sold by h. \
Griggs in fifty cent and dollar bottles. Get
the genuine Pleasant for children.